In South Dakota, the Grand Forks Herald newspaper reports Epitome Energy has chosen the city to site its new $400 million soybean crushing plant that will crush 42 million bushels of soybeans annually. The oil is likely to go towards renewable diesel production while the meal will go to animal feed. The facility was meant […]
In South Dakota, the Mitchell Republic reports Iowa Corn is on a roadshow in the Dakotas as well as Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and Kansas seeking investment from industry partners to support research into direct-ethanol fuel cells. The organization is looking for $600,000 to further work being currently done by the […]
In South Dakota, AgWeb reports that dozens of farmers, including those who grow corn for ethanol production, are opposing the use of imminent domain for Summit Carbon Solution’s proposed carbon pipeline project that would transport CO2 emissions from ethanol plants across the Midwest into a single CCS project. They say that eminent domain should only […]
In South Dakota, DRG News reports Western Legacy Development Corporation wants to build a biodiesel facility co-located with its planned beef and bison processing facility near Rapid City. Discussions are underway with multinational companies regarding potential offtake of would-be future biodiesel production. The facility would use tallow to produce the biodiesel, an offtake agreement for […]
In South Dakota, Chevron Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. following approval by REG stockholders. As part of the acquisition, Chevron Renewable Energy Group will be headquartered in Ames, Iowa. The team will focus on growing Chevron’s portfolio of lower carbon fuels and feedstocks. As one company, they are combining […]
In South Dakota, the Purdue Research Foundation completed a licensing agreement with an international energy company for the commercialization of a new process discovered at Purdue University Northwest for the biological production of hydrogen from food waste. A second licensing agreement with a company in Indiana is under negotiation. This new process uses food waste […]
In South Dakota, The American Coalition for Ethanol introduced a new carbon intensity (CI) calculator to help its members understand the carbon intensity (CI) of their farms and ethanol operations along with a simplified version of the tool to raise awareness about factors impacting the CI of ethanol. Combined, these tools help illustrate corn ethanol’s […]
In South Dakota, AgWeek reports that Summit Carbon Solutions has asked the state’s Public Utilities Commission for an extension for its permitting process to May 16, 2023, as opposed to the February 9, 2023, the date it would normally have to complete everything by based upon its original permitting application date. The PUC on Tuesday […]
In South Dakota, a 40 percent increase in biofuel production capacity, an on-site solar farm and a company roadmap to net carbon neutrality highlighted a year focused on sustainability for POET, the world’s largest biofuel producer. “Every person, every business has a responsibility to keep moving our world toward sustainability,” POET Founder & CEO Jeff […]
In South Dakota, POET announced the completion of its first POET Solar Farm, which will help power the company’s corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls and showcase its ability to construct similar projects for others. The solar farm’s completion comes in the wake of POET’s release of its inaugural sustainability report, in which the company pledged […]
